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Summer Solstice

An Essay

by Nina MacLaughlin ...

"A vivid contrast to this moment of masks: the immediacy of a season bursting out of itself, elemental and clean" from the acclaimed author of Wake, Siren ( Portland Press Herald).Summer is fireflies and sparklers. Fat red tomatoes sliced thin and salted. Lemonade and long dreamy days. The treasures of the season are gone much too soon—but they're captured here, in loving sensuous prose that's ... Read more

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"A vivid contrast to this moment of masks: the immediacy of a season bursting out of itself, elemental and clean" from the acclaimed author of Wake, Siren ( Portland Press Herald).Summer is fireflies and sparklers. Fat red tomatoes sliced thin and salted. Lemonade and long dreamy days. The treasures of the season are gone much too soon—but they're captured here, in loving sensuous prose that's
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Winter Solstice

An Essay

by Nina MacLaughlin ...

BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • BOSTON.COM BOOKCLUB SELECTIONA celebration and meditation on the season for drinking hot chocolate, spotting a wreath on a neighbor’s door, experiencing the change in light of shorter days. All aspects of Winter, from the meteorological to the mythological, are captured in this masterful essay, told in wise and luminous prose that pushes ... Read more

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BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • BOSTON.COM BOOKCLUB SELECTIONA celebration and meditation on the season for drinking hot chocolate, spotting a wreath on a neighbor’s door, experiencing the change in light of shorter days. All aspects of Winter, from the meteorological to the mythological, are captured in this masterful essay, told in wise and luminous prose that pushes
... Read more
Wake, Siren

Ovid Resung

by Nina MacLaughlin ...

In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of myth.A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 at Lit Hub"Provocative reinterpretations of some very old stories . . . [Nina MacLaughlin] sets herself apart is by focusing on female characters, many of them less well known to a contemporary audience . . . MacLaughlin succeeds in making these stories ... Read more

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In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of myth.A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 at Lit Hub"Provocative reinterpretations of some very old stories . . . [Nina MacLaughlin] sets herself apart is by focusing on female characters, many of them less well known to a contemporary audience . . . MacLaughlin succeeds in making these stories
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Hammer Head

The Making of a Carpenter

by Nina MacLaughlin ...

"No other book has made me want to re-read Ovid and retile my bathroom floor, nor given me the conviction that I can do both. I loved it." —Rosie Schaap, author of Drinking with MenA warm and inspiring book for anyone who has ever dreamed of changing tracks, Hammer Head is the story of a young woman who quit her desk job to become a carpenter. Writing with infectious curiosity, Nina MacLaughlin—a ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"No other book has made me want to re-read Ovid and retile my bathroom floor, nor given me the conviction that I can do both. I loved it." —Rosie Schaap, author of Drinking with MenA warm and inspiring book for anyone who has ever dreamed of changing tracks, Hammer Head is the story of a young woman who quit her desk job to become a carpenter. Writing with infectious curiosity, Nina MacLaughlin—a
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Wake, Siren

Ovid Resung

by Nina MacLaughlin ...

Narrated by Nina MacLaughlin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of mythI am the home of this story. After thousands of years of other people’s tellings, of all these different bridges, of words gotten wrong, I’ll tell it myself.Seductresses and she-monsters, nymphs and demi-goddesses, populate the famous myths of Ovid's Metamorphoses. But what happens when ... Read more

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In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of mythI am the home of this story. After thousands of years of other people’s tellings, of all these different bridges, of words gotten wrong, I’ll tell it myself.Seductresses and she-monsters, nymphs and demi-goddesses, populate the famous myths of Ovid's Metamorphoses. But what happens when
... Read more

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Woodfolk

by Jennifer Ealey ...

Series Book 1 - The Trials of Midnight
Some worlds survive because no one knows they exist.After centuries of secrecy, the woodfolk choose to step beyond their boundaries and face a feudal, sorcerer-ruled world that barely understands them—and is quick to judge what it does not know.When violence erupts, their first contact with outsiders threatens their very existence. For Midnight, a deaf forest guardian powerful in magic but ... Read more

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Some worlds survive because no one knows they exist.After centuries of secrecy, the woodfolk choose to step beyond their boundaries and face a feudal, sorcerer-ruled world that barely understands them—and is quick to judge what it does not know.When violence erupts, their first contact with outsiders threatens their very existence. For Midnight, a deaf forest guardian powerful in magic but
... Read more
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The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack

And Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution

by Ian Tattersall ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career—from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman—Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of ... Read more

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In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career—from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman—Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of
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Mad Hatters and March Hares

All-New Stories from the World of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland

Narrated by C.S.E. Cooney, Eric Michael Summerer ...

Unabridged

12 hours 30 min

From master anthologist Ellen Datlow comes an all-original of weird tales inspired by the strangeness of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.Between the hallucinogenic, weird, imaginative wordplay and the brilliant mathematical puzzles and social satire, Alice has been read, enjoyed, and savored by every generation since its ... Read more

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From master anthologist Ellen Datlow comes an all-original of weird tales inspired by the strangeness of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.Between the hallucinogenic, weird, imaginative wordplay and the brilliant mathematical puzzles and social satire, Alice has been read, enjoyed, and savored by every generation since its
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The Synesthesia Experience

Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color

by Maureen Seaberg ...

Narrated by Rachel Perry ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes."What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery ... Read more

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A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes."What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery
... Read more

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Turning Darkness Into Light

by Marie Brennan ...

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Raphael Corkhill ...

Unabridged

11 hours 35 min

Marie Brennan's Turning Darkness Into Light is a delightful fantasy of manners, the heir to the award-winning Natural History of Dragons series, a perfect stepping stone into an alternate Victorian-esque fantasy landscape.**"Overwhelmingly fun."—io9 on The Tropic of SerpentsAs the renowned granddaughter of Isabella Camherst (Lady Trent, of the riveting and daring Draconic adventure memoirs) Audrey ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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Marie Brennan's Turning Darkness Into Light is a delightful fantasy of manners, the heir to the award-winning Natural History of Dragons series, a perfect stepping stone into an alternate Victorian-esque fantasy landscape.**"Overwhelmingly fun."—io9 on The Tropic of SerpentsAs the renowned granddaughter of Isabella Camherst (Lady Trent, of the riveting and daring Draconic adventure memoirs) Audrey
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Gravity's Angels

by Michael Swanwick ...

Short stories from the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author. "One of the best science fiction collections I've ever read." — The Magazine of Fantasy and Science FictionThough written in the last decades of the twentieth-century, these tales are timeless and prophetic visions created by Michael Swanwick's wide-ranging imagination. Through stories of talking alien beasts, eco-fiction ... Read more

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Short stories from the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author. "One of the best science fiction collections I've ever read." — The Magazine of Fantasy and Science FictionThough written in the last decades of the twentieth-century, these tales are timeless and prophetic visions created by Michael Swanwick's wide-ranging imagination. Through stories of talking alien beasts, eco-fiction
... Read more
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The Clock Mirage

Our Myth of Measured Time

by Joseph Mazur ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by ... Read more

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What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by
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